"Show My Ass"

"Hello, world." So begins "Show My Ass" from 18-year-old Tampa rapper Dominique Young Unique, and though she's had a few songs and an EP floating around since last summer, this track really sounds like a coming-out party. Taken under the wing of her hometown's Yo Majesty (their producer, David Alexander, is releasing her Blaster EP on his new Art Jam label), Dominque Young Unique shares her mentors' taste for rapid-fire raps and high-speed +8 electro club beats. Here her statacco rhymes serve as the track's bedrock rhythm while the production moves quickly between percussion-only "Lip Gloss" clap to bass-driven 1-3 bop to shimmering new wave. "I'm doin' this right," goes one of the many hooks packed into this short little tune. Pretty much, yeah.